A quick post to announce the availability of episode 33 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Steve Goodman who’s joined by Michael Van Hoorenbeeck, Dave Stork, Johan Veldhuis and John Cook. Editing was done by Andrew Price.

Some of the topic in this episode are:

• Lync Conference Sessions from The UC Architects
• Lync Conference Parties EventZero, LyncdUp, eNow
• Lync Conference Giveaway – 35 items so far!
• Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) Sessions from The UC Architects
• The UC Architects Live From MEC
• So long RPC/HTTP, Hello MAPI/HTTP
• Exchange 2010 mailflow troubleshooting guide
• Exchange 2010 TIFF iFilters (OCR Tiff -> Exchange Search)
• Slow Response To Exchange Virtual Directory Cmdlets
• Cmdlet Extension Agents & XML Case Sensitivity
• Steve Goodman’s MSExchange.org Guide for migrating from Exchange 2007 to 2013
• Use these ideas from Steve Goodman to troubleshoot slow mailbox moves to Office365
• Dave’s Stork’s From open source groupware solution Zarafa to Exchange Part 1
• Common mailbox / folder sharing scenarios Guided Walkthroughs now available
• Exchange 2010 and 2013 Database Growth Reporting Script
• Stale’s Exchange Integrations and Lync session visions from NIC
• Get-umAutoAttendantDiagram: Auto Diagram Your Exchange Auto Attendants
• Lync Meeting Update Tool
• New blog LyncServer Design/Planning and Policies
• Worlds first Twitter to Lync IM Bridge
• Managing Office 365 e-mail addresses easy with PowerShell when using DirSync

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 32 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Pat Richard who’s joined byJohn Cook, Michael van Hoorenbeeck, Serkan Varoglu, Tom Arbuthnot, Justin Morris, Tim Harrington and Ståle Hansen.Special guest is Jamie Stark who’s Product Manager on Lync at Microsoft. Editing was done by Andrew Price.

Some of the topic in this episode are:

• SharePoint teams POV on use of SharePoint branding by evangelists
• Important Changes to the Forefront Product Line
• Lync Conference
• TechEd being discontinued?
• Limit access to Office Web Apps Server (OWAS)
• Searching for that LineURI – again
• Conferencing MCU issues with Lync 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2
• Telefonica Shuts Down Jajah
• L+ Extending Lync for large meetings Lync
• Polycom VVX Manager Tool
• Improving Quality of Meeting Recordings
• Lync and Software-Defined Networking
• Stale’s LyncConf session
• Can you use ActiveSync to estimate market shares?
• Estimating the size of an Exchange Online Archive
• Office 365 token disclosure
• Exchange security updates and more
• Publishing multiple services using only a single IP w/ Kemp
• Exchange 2013 to 2007 Outlook Anywhere Proxy Issue

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 31 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Steve Goodman, Michel de Rooij, Johan Veldhuis, John Cook, and Ståle Hansen. Editing was done by Andrew Price.

Some of the topic in this episode are:

• Exchange cumulative and update rollups
• The future of Exchange
• Profiles for Lync
• Snom webinar
• Network planning with Lync Server
• E911 and Lync Windows Store App
• OWAS fix for Win 8.1
• Using Lync SDK and PowerShell to control Lync presence
• Android Kitkat EAS issues
• Mailbox Moves report script
• Office 365 URLs and IP ranges
• (Updated) Directory Sync tool
• Message encryption and Office 365
• and more ..

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 30 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Pat Richard, who’s joined by John Cook, Dave Stork, Michael Van Horenbeeck, Justin Morris and yours truly. Editing was done by Andrew Price.

Topic of this episode are:

• Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist: Mulally, Elop make the cut
• Registration for Lync Conference Canada 2014 is now open
• Lync Server 2013 Multi-tenant Hosting Pack Deployment Guide
• Script to Backup AudioCodes Gateways
• Kemp close to releasing a PowerShell module for their products
• Lync 2013 Centralized Logging Tool
• Madcap.ps1 (Common Area Phone GUI util)
• How to Publish Lync Server 2013 Web Services with Windows Server 2012 R2 Web Application Proxy
• Lync ICE Warning Flag Decoder
• Lync 2013 Ignite videos on Channel 9 (plus Tom’s script to download)
• November 2013 Lync client updates
• Server Component States in Exchange 2013
• Exchange 2013 CU3
• Office 365 now collecting data to improve Outlook 2013 performance
• Tool to manage Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync | EASAdmin 1.0 (Beta)
• Office 365: Configuring DirSync filtering the supported way
• Comparing Office 365 numbers to the total Exchange installed base
• Windows Azure Active Directory Sync tool
• Calculating CAL requirements for Exchange Server 2013
• Test-ExchangeServerHealth v1.06
• UC User Group Norway

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 29 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Pat Richard, who’s joined by John Cook, Serkan Varoglu, Dave Stork and Tom Arbuthnot. Special guest is Iain Smith.

Topic of this episode are:

• Microsoft buys Nokia
• New MVPs / MCSMs
• Lync 2013 Call Pickup Group Manager
• Lync Server 2013 Certificate Authentication and Passive Authentication Support for Lync 2013 Mobile Applications
• Update that enables the “operator assistance” feature during a PSTN dial-in conference in a Lync Server 2013 environment
• Microsoft Lync Deployment Checklist
• Lync 2013 Support Added to System Center Advisor
• Visualize Lync usage for your business with new reports
• AOL Announces Direct Federation With Microsoft Lync and UC Federation Plans for AIM
• Microsoft Lync Room System Administrative Web Portal
• Department of Defense employees now able to use Microsoft Lync 2013 to connect to information network
• Lync 2013 Client September 2013 CU Released: New Spell Check, Tray Icon Back
• Lync 2013 CU October 2013 (support for Windows Server 2012 R2; breaks font in LSCP)
• October 2013 CU for LPE devices (transfer to voicemail option)
• Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Protocol Workloads Poster
• Review of headsets
• Announcing the Release of the Lync Server Networking Guide v2
• Office 365 Mail Flow Troubleshooter
• How to Block OWA 2010 and 2013 for External Users
• Exchange Server Deployment Assistant

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

About
The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.